T.Annamalai Thiyagarajan v. The Sub Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 04/09/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.15855 of 2023 T.Annamalai Thiyagarajan ... Petitioner Vs State represented by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Karaikudi North Police Station, Sivagangai, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu - 630003.

... Respondent For Petitioner : M/s.R.N.Kasi Vishwanathan Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar, Government Advocate(Crl.side) PETITIONS FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.241 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/ Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 109, 462, 477A of IPC likely to be altered to

Sections 109, 462 and 477 of IPC, in Crime No.241 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner has misappropriated a sum of Rs.1,36,00,000/- belongs to 11 illiterate employees who are working as a part-time cleaning staff of the panchayat. The petitioner has also alleged to tear the PFMS and expenditure slips in the office and he kept some of the panchayat council documents in his car in order to steal them and he had taken photograph of the parish documents sent them as PDF to the Vice President Pandiarajan. Hence the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent, he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

4. Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

5. A reading of the CD file shows that a complaint was given against the petitioner. Thereafter, he was released on bail by the respondent. A summon dated 26.08.2023 was issued to the petitioner for his appearance before the respondent police on 28.08.2023. But without responding to the notice, the petitioner has approached this Court for the relief of anticipatory bail. The petitioner was already released on bail by the respondent and hence there is no question of granting of anticipatory bail by this Court.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed and the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police and co-operate for the investigation. sd/- 04/09/2023 / TRUE COPY / /09/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

PNN TO THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KARAIKUDI NORTH POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI, KARAIKUDI TAMILNADU 630003 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1 CC to M/s.T.MUTHUKUMAR, Advocate ( SR-13199[I] dated 05/09/2023 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.15855 of 2023 Date :04/09/2023 SS/VRS/08/09/2023/3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023